Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has again put China at the center of U.S. priorities in the Western Hemisphere, one ...

The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is ...

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

China’s hypersonic missiles could destroy U.S. aircraft carriers in just 20 minutes, warns U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ...

Hegseth warned that China-based companies are controlling land and critical infrastructure in key sectors across Latin ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces "ongoing threats" as he singled out China during a visit to the ...

During a bizarre interview on Fox News, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that he could "feel" the communism on his ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a victory lap over two recent “historic” agreements on the Panama Canal, marking major ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...

China's military has too large of a presence in the Western Hemisphere, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said as the US and ...

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon ...